Invalid-carrier.



M. ROSSE.

INVALID CARRIER.

uruouxon FILED APBJZZ, 1912.

Patnted Aug. 13, 1912.

..MARIA. 3.05511, 01 CHICAGQILLINOIS.

. INVALID-93.331113.

., Specification ot Iietters Patent. PatentedAug'. 13, 1912.

.rApplicatlon filed Aprilt22,"1912.. :Ser1a!$036923.

To all whom zit-may concern Be it known that I, MARTA Rossn, a subjeot of the Emperor of Germany, residing at Ghicago, in the county of Cook and State of' 5 Illinois; have invented a certain new and --useful Improvement in Invalid-Carriers, of which the following 15.11 full, clear, concise, and exact description,

My inventionrelates to supports or' slings oladapted-to-be placed under an-invalid to sustainl'the weightLof the patient whenbeing lifted andearried, as, fol-example, from the house to' and-from anautomobile or carriage. The body of this car-rier is preferably-formed'lof a single piece of canvas being 'plaited-at the sides and upper end so as to conform to the shape of the-patient when raised to a sitting-posture. On the outside issccured I thereto. 'Therear, right handle of this canvasare' stitch'edheavy tape bands or webbing which serves to strengthen or brace, .thofabrieand .which are; extended to. form handles, two on each side of the car;- rier. Suitable straps are provided-forsacuring the two sides together when the'carrier has been placed about the patient. Two attendants, one on each side, by means of the handles may readily lift and carry the patient in the comfortable chair of fabric thus formed. The details of construction will be more readily understood by reference to the ac companying drawings, in which- Flgure 1 is a perspective, side View of my carrier as it appears in actual use; Fig. 2 is a rear view 0 view thereof; Fig. 4 is'a plan or diagram of the outside of the lower section of the carrier illustrating the manner of arranging the straps of webbing or tape forming the handles. 1

Like parts are indicated b the same figures of reference in the di erent views. The main body 1 may be of canvas or y duck of about eight ounce weight. The 'edges are bound thereto throughout with tape or braid 2. In order that the carrier may conform to the shape of the patient when in reclining or sitting posture I provide plaits at the back and sides as shown, preferably three at the back indicated at 3, 4 and 5, and five on each side indicated at 6, 7 8, 9 and 10. The front handles 11 and 12 are-preferably formed of a single piece of tape or webblng, the outer loop or side 55 13 of which extends, as shown more clearly a in Fig. 4, along under the outer edge of the the same; Fig. 3 is a front body of the carrier. The other side or loop =14 passes over the tapes forming the-rear handles and say about six-inches back of the front loop 13, and'thus these bands 13 and 14 serve-to strengthen the-body where there; is the greatest strain. 1 The-rear handles are formedeach of acontinuous piece-'oftapeor webbing, 'the 'two sides thereof being stitched to the 1 outside of the canvas. 'It will be seen that the rear, left handle 15fis stitched to a the body 'of the canvas asshownand has itsside 16 extending substantially--parallel withthe edge 17 of the -earrier;-this side '16 extends 'under the sides 14-and 13 0fthe front handles-and is secured thereto." The side 18 extends parallel-with the side'16 and passing-in a similar way under the said sides l'and 13 19 is similarly attached to the bod of the carrier. ..'It will-.beobservedthatu t e, inner side 20 thereof is joined at the front to the end'of the side 18 of the left, rear handle 15. The side 21 of the handle 19 is substantially parallel wit-h the side 20 and is secured under the sides 14 and 13 of the tape of the front handles as already described with respect to the side 16 of the left, rear handle 15. The center or seat portion of the carrier. is thus left smooth, that is, without any plaits and without any tapes, bands or stitching. The straps 22, 23 are so arranged as to hold the two sides of the carrier together about the wrappings of the patient.

My invention as thusdescribed I have employed with great success where there were two attendants for liftin the patient.

It will be seen that, while t e patient is lying flat, the carrier may be put in place and the patient then raised to the sitting position and then carried out and seate mthe automobile. The carrier may be left in place about the patient while out for the ride or may be removed, accordmg to circumstances. On returning the be carried back to the couch an the carrier readily removed.

It will be observed that this carrier may be folded u in small compass and placed in a bag a ter the manner of a raincoat.

My carrier is thus specially adapted to be taken with a person who 1s infirm or crippled when traveling on trains or otherwise.

I claim p 1. The combination with the fabric plaitatient may.

ed at thegopposite sides and at the upper portion thereof to conform to the shape of a patient, of tapes or hands extending under the main body of the fabric and stitched substantially parallel, each pair, of sides converging toward the members of the-other pair and extending to the front of the main body; whereby the central portion of the carrier is :left smooth. and unobstructed while the surrounding portion is braced, substantially as and for the purposespecified.

2. The combination with the body formed of a single piece of fabric plaited at the sides and at the rear portion' thereof, of the handles, two on eachside, formed by the tapes or bands stitched to 'the said fabric,

the rear handlesbeing each formed in the loop of a' different tape or band, the two sides thereof being at a short distance apart form to the shape of the and substantially parallel with the adjacent edges of the sides of said carrier, said sides converging toward the front and the tape or band forming the front handles with which the tapes of the rear handles are connected, substantially as' and for the purpose specified.

3. The canvas body construct-edto consitting posture, in combination with the tape atient when in bands or webbing, secured to said body and extended to form handles, the saidbands being-disposed about the-upper portion of the body to leave the central portion or seat of the body smooth and unobstructed, the webbing of the rear handles bein extended and secured to the webbing o the front handles, thereby forming a carrier'- -that is comfortable to the patientand which at the same time is light and adapted to'be folded in small compass, and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof, I, hereunto subscribe my name this 19th dayof April, A. D.', 1912.

MARIA ROSSE. I v Witnesses:

ALFRED H. Moons, MCCLELLAND YOUNGF- substantially as 

